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16. Re-installthe(4)5/16"Hexscrewsremovedinstep10
abovetosecuretheBurnerassembly.
17.
ToconvertthepilotfromNaturalGastoPropaneGas,
loosenthepilothoodassemblyslightlyusinga7/16"
wrench.See Figure 9. Just below the pilot hood and
nutisasmalloricetabthatslidessideways.See
Figure 10.Asmallscrewdrivermaybeusedtogently
movethesmalloricetabovertochangethegastype.
Donotforce.Theoricetabhasgastypesstampedon
thetab.Makesurethetypeofgasbeingconvertedto
isindicatedonthetab,thenre-tightenthePilothood
sothatthehoodamedirectionspointforwardtothe
burner, and left to the sensor. Do not overtighten. See
Figure 9.
Figure 9
Figure 10
18.
Toaccessthevalve,locateandremove(4)5/16"Hex
screwsthatsecuretheoutsideAccessCoverplate.If
outsideaccessisnotpossible,thenyouwillhaveto
accessthevalvefromtheinsideofthereplace.Inthat
case,locateandremove(12)5/16"Hexscrewsthat
securetheinternalaccessplate(locatedontheright
sideoftherebox).
19. ConvertthegasvalveasinstructedintheS.I.T.
(Propane)GasValveConversionkit.
20.
Theconvertedreplacemustbeconnectedtoasupply
oftheconversiongasandcheckedforleaksatall
connections.
21. Thereplacemustbecheckedtoensureitisoperating
atthecorrectpressureof10.0w.c.
22. Replacetheinternaland/orexternalAccessCover(s)
removedinstep18.
23. InstalltheLinerkit.RefertoLinerinstallation
instructionsasneeded.
24. Installdecorativemediasuchasalogsetand/
orcrushedglassasspeciedusingthereplace
installationmanualinstructionsasaguide.
25. ReplacetheGlassDoorassembly.
26. ReplacetheBarrierScreenassembly.
27. Gasconversioniscomplete.
Themainburnerameandpilotburneramemustbe
checkedforproperamecharacteristics,asoutlinedinthe
InstallationInstructionsandOwner'sManual.
VERIFYING INPUT RATE OF CONVERTED FIREPLACE
Theinputofthereplacemustbecheckedasfollows:
1. Turnoffallothergasappliances.Clockthegasmeter
anddeterminethenumberofsecondsrequiredto
consumeonecubicfootofgas.
2. 3600÷time(inseconds)=cu.Ft.perhour.
3. Thencu.Ft.perhourxheatingvalueofgas=input
rate(Btuh).Oninstallationwithoutgasmeters,check
manifold for proper pressure.
Ifreplaceisnotinstalledorwarrantycardhasnotbeen
returnedtoEmpireComfortSystem’s,Inc.,checkofftype
ofgasconvertedtooncard.Also,indicateconversionby
adding“Conv.”behindtypeofgas.
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